| Figures | ||
| 3.1 | EQAB s and respective jurisdictions. | 46 |
| 3.2 | Funding sources. | 47 |
| 3.3 | Membership in EQA networks. | 47 |
| 3.4 | What is the current status of your EQAP’s recognition with the following bodies? | 50 |
| 3.5 | To what extent are the following accountability mechanisms in place? | 51 |
| 3.6 | IQA of EQA in place. | 52 |
| 3.7 | The extent of IQA operationalisation. | 53 |
| 3.8 | The EQAP has purpose-built/tailor-made/custom-made standards for each of the following reviews. | 55 |
| 3.9 | What types of external reviews does your EQAP perform? | 56 |
| 3.10 | Major factors influencing EQAB’s operations. | 61 |
| 6.1 | Type of internal stakeholders participating in IQA. | 119 |
| 6.2 | External stakeholders involved in IQA of TEI s. | 119 |
| 6.3 | Highest level of IQA unit reporting. | 120 |
| 6.4 | Percentage distribution of EQAP s source of funding. | 127 |
| 6.5 | Steps in the external review process undertaken by EQAP s. | 129 |
| 7.1 | State response rates for surveys. | 143 |
| 7.2 | Diversity of stakeholder engagement in EQAP activities. | 145 |
| 7.3 | Tertiary education institutions under the purview of UNESCO-ISCED. | 148 |
| 7.4 | Composition of external evaluation teams. | 151 |
| 7.5 | Domains covered EQAP s system of institutions. | 152 |
| 7.6 | EQAP’s independence in terms of performing relevant functions. | 154 |
| 7.7 | Engagement of internal and external stakeholders in IQA s activities. | 155 |
| 7.8 | IAQ s Membership concluded with international, regional and country networks. | 157 |
| 7.9 | International references are used to develop EQAP s procedures. | 157 |
| 7.10 | Extent of external stakeholders’ engagement in IQA processes. | 160 |
| 7.11 | EQAP s have several standards to evaluate programmes. | 161 |
| 7.12 | Major external factors that influenced operations through the last 5 years. | 163 |
| 7.13 | HE core values. | 165 |
| 8.1 | Transitional framework for QA evolution according to INQAAHE guidelines in Asia. | 183 |
| 8.2 | Diversity of stakeholders in QA procedures. | 189 |
| 8.3 | Diversity of stakeholders in QA developments. | 190 |
| 8.4 | Sources used to develop EQAP s procedures. | 191 |
| QA policies and procedures of non-formal and informal education. | 191 | |
| 8.6 | The profile of the external review panels. | 192 |
| 8.7 | TE core values. | 193 |
| 8.8 | Institution’s IQA system and functions. | 194 |
| 8.9 | Frequency of IQA policies update. | 195 |
| 10.1 | EQAP s’ major challenges. | 248 |
| 10.2 | Types of changes that would contribute to building a more relevant QA system. | 249 |
| 11.1 | External factors influencing operations in the last 3–5 years. | 270 |
| 11.2 | Jurisdictions in which the EQAP performs external evaluation procedures (multiple responses allowed). | 271 |
| 11.3 | Scope of EQAP’s operations (multiple responses allowed). | 272 |
| 11.4 | Composition of external evaluation teams in Western Europe. | 273 |
| 11.5 | Percentage of funding received by your EQAP from the following sources. | 274 |
| 11.6 | My EQAP has sufficient financial resources to efficiently implement the following functions. | 274 |
| 11.7 | Promotion of the TE core values (When developing QA policies, procedures, standards and guidelines for your external evaluations). | 275 |
| 11.8 | Aspects covered by the institutions’ IQAS. | 281 |
| 11.9 | Major important external factors that influenced operations through the last 5 years. | 283 |
| Tables | ||
| 1.1 | Global TE & QA: An overview. | 7 |
| 1.2 | Focus group participation overview. | 10 |
| 3.1 | Global landscape of TE & QA. | 39 |
| 3.2 | A Helicopter view on TE & QA capacity. | 40 |
| 3.3 | The INQAAHE guiding principles of QA Enhancement Continuum (2022). | 43 |
| 3.4 | Stakeholder engagement. | 58 |
| 6.1 | Major changes implemented by TEI s due to external review (multiple selections apply). | 124 |
| 7.1 | Distribution of different types of HEI s and EQAP s in the Arab States. | 138 |
| 7.2 | Current status of EQAP recognition. | 146 |
| 7.3 | EQAP s external QA procedures carried outside the country of EQAP legal incorporation. | 147 |
| 7.4 | Number of students and FTE Faculty/academic staff of responding institutions. | 149 |
| 7.5 | Final decision on external review outcomes conducted by EQAP. | 150 |
| EQAP s human and financial resources sufficient to implement the functions. | 153 | |
| 7.7 | EQAP s human resources (FTE staff) composition. | 154 |
| 7.8 | EQAP s external periodic reviews conducted by external bodies. | 158 |
| 7.9 | EQA legitimacy. | 159 |
| 7.10 | Regular review of policies and procedures as accountability mechanism. | 161 |
| 7.11 | Challenges linked to institutional review by external QA providers. | 163 |
| 7.12 | Definition of quality. | 164 |
| 8.1 | Regions distribution of 37 participants from EQA survey. | 175 |
| 8.2 | Regions distribution of 167 participants from IQA survey. | 175 |
| 8.3 | Regions distribution of QA bodies focus group participants. | 176 |
| 8.4 | Regions distribution of TEI s focus group participants. | 176 |
| 8.5 | Asia-Pacific countries/territories by regions. | 178 |
| 8.6 | Number of quality assurance bodies in Asia by region and nature. | 180 |
| 9.1 | Decisions by the register committee of the EQAR regarding applications from quality assurance agencies. | 212 |
| 10.1 | The INQAAHE’s survey responses overview of the Eastern European Region. | 236 |
| 10.2 | Distribution of responsibility for decision-making between different EQAP bodies. | 243 |
| 11.1 | Baseline data on Western European countries. | 290 |
| 12.1 | Quality assurance bodies created between 1990 and 2000 in Latin America. | 297 |
| 12.2 | Quality assurance bodies created between 2001 and 2020 in Latin America. | 298 |
| 12.3 | Quality assurance mechanisms in higher education under national quality assurance frameworks in latam. | 299 |
| 12.4 | Caribbean national quality assurance bodies. | 305 |
| 12.5 | Status of development and implementation of national and regional qualifications frameworks in Latin American and Caribbean countries. | 307 |
| 12.6 | Development levels to form focus groups with quality assurance bodies. | 309 |
| 13.1 | IQA processes. | 338 |
| Maps | ||
| 7.1 | Map of the Arab States. | 137 |
| 11.1 | Countries fully aligned with ESG. | 264 |
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